2023-09-20 00:40:02
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — With an attacking vocation and a good collective performance, Boca Juniors beat Central Córdoba 3-0 at home on Tuesday and ended a streak of three consecutive defeats in the Argentine Professional League Cup.
Lucas Blondel opened the account for the Boquenses in the 48th minute. Lucas Janson expanded at 60 and Darío Benedetto closed at 92.
The result in the match on the fifth date at the Madre de Ciudades stadium breaks a streak of three consecutive defeats for the xeneizes in the local tournament.
The visitors had four clear chances to score in the first half against the local offensive anemia.
Jorge Almirón’s team found the goals in the second half. The first through a good play by Exequiel Zeballos that put Blondel in an ideal position for the cross shot.
The second came with a shot by Janson with a right-footed shot from a corner of the large area.
The third score was the work of Benedetto with a header that a defender of the railway team took when he had already crossed the goal line.
With this victory, the xeneizes add 6 points to occupy fourth place in zone B.
“We were not coming off good results in the tournament. Such a resounding victory gives us a lot of confidence,” Blondel told TV after the match.
Later Rosario Central played against Independiente and Huracán against Gimnasia La Plata.
Date 5 began on Monday with a 0-0 draw between Lanús and Sarmiento. The visitors reached the top of zone B with 8 points along with Racing de Avellaneda and Newell’s Old Boys. These will face each other this Wednesday.
River Plate will face Atlético Tucumán on Thursday.
Next games: zone A: Barracas-Banfield, Vélez Sarsfield-Arsenal, Instituto-Colón (Wednesday), Argentinos Juniors-Talleres (Thursday). Zone B: Defense and Justice-Tigre, Estudiantes-San Lorenzo (Wednesday), Belgrano-Platense, Unión-Godoy Cruz (Thursday).
Main positions: zone A: Colón, Independiente 9 points; Workshops, Argentinos 7; River 6. Zone B: Newell’s, Racing, Sarmiento 8 points; Mouth, Union 6.
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